A little backtracking is in order in terms of pictures. Just to fill in some blanks from the last post.
The Washington DC area.
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Daughters of the American Revolution Library - exterior |
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Interior of the DAR library. |
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Frederick Douglas' home in the suburb of Anacostia. |
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View from Frederick Douglas' home looking across the Anacostia River toward the Washington Monument. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Monument.
FDR with his Scottie dog Fala. |
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
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Statue of Jefferson in the center of the memorial. |
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White house and Washington Memorial taken from the Jefferson Memorial. |
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Martin Luther King Memorial |
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Wise words from MLK. |
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World War II Memorial - panoramic view. |
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Each state and territory is represented around the outside of the memorial. |
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Manassas (Bull Run) Civil War Battlefield |
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Kind of amazing! |
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Great Falls of the Potomic River |
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My cousin Peter. He lives in Vienna, VA with his wife Daryn. |
Richmond, VA
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The Capital Building - designed by Thomas Jefferson.
In order to expand the building without affecting the symmetry, the expansion was placed underground right
where all that snow is in front of the building.
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A bird's eye view of the expansion in progress.
They did a fantastic job. |
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The dome of the capital. It is actually inside the building rather than positioned on top as seen on many capital buildings. |
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Looking down at a statue of George Washington into the Hall of Presidents from Virginia. |
Williamsburg, Virginia Area
The American Revolution Museum in Yorktown - FABULOUS!
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The Marquis de Lafayette
We might not have beaten the British if the French hadn't come to our aid. |
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I had no idea there were so many battles during the Revolution! |
Jamestown - Settled in 1607 it was the first British settlement in North America. MUST SEE!
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General map of the Jamestown area. It began at the James fort and spread north and south from there. |
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Scale model of James Fort. The far left part of the fort is now underwater. |
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1901 excavation of the church which was destroyed and rebuilt several times. |
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A sampling of some of the millions of artifacts they have unearthed at Jamestown.
They are housed in a building called the Archearium in the historic Jamestown region.
The curators have done a fantastic job with the displays. |
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A model of the ship that brought the 107 men and boys to Jamestown in 1607. |
Visiting Family in Williamsburg.
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My cousin Jane, her husband Ed and her son Ben. |
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